Anchor



W. B. WENLOCK AND W. A; MARTIN.

ANCHOR. AFPLICATIONFILED SEPT-l8, 1920 Patented Mar. 22, 1921.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WALTER BENJAMIN WENLOCK, O BRIGI-ITLINGSEA, AND WILLIAM ALEXANDERMARTIN, OF LONDON, ENGLAND.

ANCHOR.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Mar. 22, 1921.

Application filed September 18, 1920. Serial No. 411,170.

2 0 all whom it may concern Be it known that we, l/VALTER BENJAMINlVnNLooK and VVILLIAM ALEXANDER MAR- TIN, subjects of the King of GreatBritain and Ireland, residing at The Anchorage, lirightlingsea, and 59Buckingham Gate, London, S. IV. 1, Essex, England, respectively, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in or Relating to Anchors, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to anchors of the type in which the stock isslidably mounted on the shank and held in position by a key or wedge andthe fiukes are made in two parts each pivotally connected to the shankand adapted to be locked in the open and closed positions. The object ofthls invention is to provide an improved anchor of this type.

In the improved anchor according to this invention the parts are sodisposed that the liukes and the stock are locked to the shank, in thefolded position, by means of a single locking device.

Figure 1. is an elevation of an anchor made in accordance with thisinvention.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation;

The flukes a a are pivotally connected to the shank at b and areprovided with two holes 0 0, one of which is adapted to register withholes d in the shank when the linkes are in the open 01' closedposition. The Iiukes are provided with stops c c which butt on to theshank when the flukcs are in the open position. The shank is formed inone piece from end to end and is provided with an eye f at each end.

The stock 9 is provided with a shoulder 7t and an eye 7'. The stock isheld in the open position by a key is, which passes through the stock.The stock is adapted to be drawn through the shank and folded down. Apin m chained to the shank l) is adapted to be passed through holes (Zin the shank, and corresponding holes 0 in the flukes and the hole 7' inthe stock when the stock is in its stowed position the pin m beingemployed to hold both flukes open, or one open and one closed the lastmentioned position being useful when the anchor is to be used for movingpurposes. The pin on is locked in position by a split pin a or the pin mmay be screwed at one end and locked in position by a nut.

What we claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is In an anchor, incombination, a shank, flukes foldably disposed near one end of thelatter, holes near the said end of the shank, holes in the foldableflukes registering with the said holes in the shank in the folded position, an opening near the other end of the shank, a stock sliding insaid opening, means for securing the stock in open position, a bend inthestock at one end adapted to enter the said opening in the shank toallow the stock to be folded down, an eye at the other end of the stockregistering with said holes in the shank and fiukes in the foldedposition of the parts, and a pin adapted to pass through the said holesand eye to secure the shank, flakes, and stock together in foldedosition.

In testimony whereof we have signed our names to this specificatlon.

WALTER BENJAMIN WENLOCK. WILLIAM ALEXANDER MARTIN.

